Once R11 recovered from the initial incident involving her arm, she began to craft again! Prior to Thanksgiving, she started a making a sleeping bag for her American Girl dolls and it was ready in time to take a guest on the road with us! Usually her projects are one day affairs, but occasionally she goes for a longer one. This one was pretty much made in one afternoon.
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| Sewing machine operation with her cast went pretty well. Her left arm made a good weight to hold things down. Thankfully, she is right handed and since this picture, she's had the cast taken off. We are down to a brace which she's worn a week and a half now. |
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| It has two layers of felt so it's nice and fluffy. She chose not to fill it with stuffing. |
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| Note the seams across the fabric in the bag- just like the real bags. Dan discussed with her what they are for and how it helps the bag to be a good insulator. |
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| All set and a perfect fit! |
Glancing at a recent American Girl catalog, she calculates she saved herself about $25. I love to watch her creativity at work!
2 comments:
Awesome! My girls really enjoyed making their sleeping bags in sewing class.
That is really cool!
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